I was showing homes recently in an area of 1930-40′s era homes, and happened to see this detail over the doorway to an apartment building nearby. The building looks like it’s of that same age. Of course I was fascinated by the intricate nature of the detail. The look of most of it appears to resemble stone that has been carved and set in with the rest of the stonework that surrounds the doorway. But thinking about it later, I came to the conclusion that it was some kind of cement that was cast in a mold to produce the individual pieces that were laid by a masonry contractor. The detail looks so perfect and repeated itself to perfection time after time…to me that was the give-a-way that it was a form and not a carving…although expert stone carvings can be awfully good.
I was wondering though what was used to color the crest and the trumpet-like flower buds that the Cherubs are emerging from? And I wondered if the crest had any significance. I finally decided it was just a fancy ornament to doll the place up a bit. I guess I just can’t remember seeing things of this nature too often.
A perfect example of “They don’t make ‘em like they used to.”
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